Automatic poultry waterer



Jan. 27, 1948. J, B. OLSON AUTOMATIC POULTRY WATERER Filed Feb. 11, 1946INVENTOR. JOHN B. 04 SON ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 27, 1948 1 rep PATE TiDFFZliClE WATERER -John B.- '0'lson,iFort Atkinson, "Wis, aassigmr ftoflames :mMarmifa cturing Gompany, fi 'mt Atkini l he present inventionWei-ates to a wa'iterer ihaving antautomati-c iioat contrlled watersupply, including :a serving pan --and a -centrally ipo's'itione'denclosure adapted to form '-'a narrow annular exposure of ithe wateraround the age Y :of Ithe pan, the enclosure li'aving a cone shaped -01:peak roof 01 cover adapted to prevent the "birds from standin'g or;roosting *on the-enclosure.

novel tfeature ef my invention 'is drier-pivotal Imprinting 'of the"enclosure un *the supporting izbasefixthisfimounting:comprising apipewhich exiltends xdownwardly to a transverse pipe hinge ffitting mountedon theasupporting 'base, tne hinge tubing :acting -1as an :axis :Ziorthe 'enclosure, the inner end of the pipe having secured thereto a'Tioat'controlle'd valve fors'determ'i-ningthe height rofith'e water' inthe'pan.

.aAn .important fealture of my invention is the Lposition 'ofltheiioatcontrdlled valve and the float :having :means rwh'ereby when tlieencl'osure moved far enough out :or the 'pan on itslsii-nge the valvewill be automatically closed and remain closed until the enclosure ismoved back into position in-the'pan.

An object of the present invention is to provide a waterer-which isasnearly'automatic as possiblewand is reasily handled. For :exampleiiior cleaning the pan all that is necessary "is to slift the enclosureon its hinge to a vertical position and remove th'e'pan;orbeforememoving the pan the enclosure may be brushmleaned with'vvaterain the panxwhile the enclosure .isstill FDVEI the pan.

eMy'improved waterer is provided with 1a ":base itowwhich the hinge isattached-and on whichrthe :pan issupported and havingia-macket:oropentings positioned a short distance below fthe :bot- :.tom of the pan,on which may doe mounte'dan electric heating element forusevduring'iveryeold weather.

The principal objects of the present invention are to provide a simplewaterer that can be manufactured at low cost, is eiiicient andpractically indestructible.

To these and other useful ends my invention consists of the parts,combinations of parts or their equivalents and mode of operation ashereinafter described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawingsin which:

Fig. l is a vertical section through the pan supporting base, pan andenclosure.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the enclosure hinge and illustrating a fractionof the pan and supporting base.

As thus illustrated the enclosure is designated bylreferenee characterA; the -pan is designated byfreference character B; and the base isdesignaited'by referenceachara'cter C.

Member' C comprises a circular member. th'e side wail 6f which "isdesignated by numeral FIB having a bottom ll. Pan B has downwardlycurved edges P2 adapted to -lay on ithe top of member G.

It will'be understood that'member C may -be positioned on Eithe hear orthe poultry house or held :in an elevated positionon a f-ra'me :hav ingsupporting legs and ea ihexagonal shaped perch may be mounted on the topof the frame, for the birds '-to-=stand-.=on while drinking. Thistripportingjf-rame is too well known in itsdesign 'and "use to requirefurther description.

I provide an enelosure A,:the wall la'o'f which "is rIthe right diameterso :the "proper width oi? water exposure is provided. This enclosurerests on the bottom of ithe pan as illustrated and having preferably acone shaped roof I14. The .apex .of rthearoof :havi'ng se'curedtheret'ofa loop l5 which a'ets toipreventiatbird:fromrstandingmnthe'peak zofcthelrboh and sasialhandle. 5A pipe 1 I 6 re :tenrds:throughfthemrall:=l3 ofrmember Aandtbeing secured uthereto sa's at 11.1*:by zzbraz'ing COT :oth'er- Wvise. :Pipeiis curved downwardly onitsrouter wendpthe downward "and I18 of which iss'screwcthreadediiintoca pipe Fr flagthe Tfhaving-screwed thereinza pipedilaand atiitsaotheriendatpipefl l. EBipesfAilcand 21 iareu'otataiblymounted inbracket's 222. Thus Zit -will be seen that member Aican be'sswlung upwardly "on ;pipes 420 sand .21 "as iaxes. Pipe :20 is :closed3011' :its outer aend by means of ra pipexcap'izsiandpipefl lisradaptedtto receive :the -:end :of -a irubberx-hose 24, the rhosehaving ..a r-connection to a water suppl-y {pipe -(not shown)ipositioned a short :distance from the hinge so h'oselzll\wilLflexenoughto:permit-raisingvmember A Without injury. Member I9 is provided with aside outlet into which a short pipe 25 is screwed. This short pipe actsas a stop for the enclosure when the enclosure is in a position toremain by gravity in its raised position.

I provide a supply valve which in its entirety is designated byreference character D, having a connection to the inner end of pipe l6as indicated in Figure 1. This valve is similar to the one shown in mypending application Serial Number 580,514, filed March 2, 1945,differing only in the fastening of the float arm to the valve lever. Thevalve lever is designated by numeral 30. A float 3| is secured to afloat arm 32 which is hinged to member 30 as at 33. I provide a screw 34in member 30 against which the inner end of member 32 rests. Thus bymoving screw 34, the position of float 3| relative to member 30 may bechanged so as to determine the height of the water. Thus clearly theheight of the water in pan B may be conveniently regulated. When theenclosure is in the position shown in Figure 1, the valve will be underthe control of the float. When the water reaches the predeterminedheight the valve will be closed by spring 35.

It will be seen that when enclosure A is swung to a position determinedby pipe 25 the valve will be closed. In fact the valve is closed whilethe enclosure is still over pan B.

Thus it will be seen that when it is desired to clean the pan, enclosureB may be swung to its vertical position and then when the pan is replaced the enclosure is returned to its operating position and waterwill be permitted to flow into the pan to the predetermined level.

The bottom edge of member A may be cleaned by raising this membersomewhat and using a brush for the purpose which may be dipped into thewater in the pan for the purpose. Thus any ordinary person can take careof my watering device because of its simplicity and positive action.

I provide a bracket or plate 40 having right angle ends which aresecured to member by means of bolts 4l4l, the apertures for these boltsbeing provided in regular production. If

a customer wishes an electric heater, the heater and its bracket may besupplied separately. An electric heater pad 42 is attached to member 49having binding posts 43-43 with lead wires M which extend through aconveniently positioned opening in member I. Wires M are positioned in asuitable cable having a plug-in socket on its free end for makingconnection to an electric supply.

Having thus shown and described my invention, I claim:

1. In combination, a circular supporting base, a water pan having anoutwardly and downward- 1}? turned edge adapte'd'to rest on the top ofthe supporting base, an enclosure having a peak shaped roof, the bottomof said enclosure being adapted to rest on the bottom of said pan andhaving a diameter to thereby provide a narrow annular exposed spacearound the edge of the pan, 2. tube having on'its inner end a floatcontrolvalve, said tube being extended through and attached to the wallof the enclosure, the outer end of said tube extending downwardly andbeing hinged to said supporting base near the top thereof, said hingehaving a water connection to said'tube, and means whereby water pressureis supplied to said tube and valve, the float of said valve beingadapted to control the water level in the pan and to shut the water oiTwhen the 4 enclosure is moved on its hinge to a vertical position.

2. In combination, a circular supporting base, a water pan having anoutwardly and downwardly turned edge adapted to rest on the top of thesupporting base, an enclosure having a peak shaped roof, the bottom ofsaid enclosure adapted to rest on the bottom of said pan and having adiameter to thereby provide a narrow annular exposed surface between thepan and enclosure, a valve positioned in said enclosure having a supplypipe which extends through the enclosure to a hinge, the hinge beingsecured to the supporting base near the top thereof, said valve having afloat adapted only to open the valve and a spring adapted only to closethe valve, adjustable means between said float and valve adapted todetermine the water level at which the valve is opened, and meansassociated with said hinge whereby a stationary water supply means maybe supplied to said connected pipe.

3. A poultry waterer of the character described comprising, a circularsupporting base, a, water pan having an outwardly and downwardly turnededge adapted to rest on the top of the supporting base, an enclosurehaving an open bottom adapted to lie on the bottom of the pan and havinga diameter to thereby provide a narrow annular exposed space around theedge of the pan, a tube having on its inner end a float controlled valvesecured to said enclosure, said tube on the opposite end from the valvebeing extended through the wall of the enclosure, the outer end of saidtube being hinged to said supporting base near the top of the base, saidhinge having a water connection to the tube and means whereby waterpressure is supplied through the hinge and tube end to said valve, thefloat of said valve being adapted to control the water level in the panand also shut the valve when the enclosure is raised and moved past avertical position on said hinge as an axis.

JOHN B. OLSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Smith May 29, 1934

